[NRV Rocketry] Meeting announcement - NO LAUNCH this saturday at Kentland

Bob Schoner bob.schoner at gmail.com
Mon Jan 14 12:09:04 CST 2013


DOH! sorry folks I failed to change the subject line.  This announcement is
for a meeting notification for Jan 29 ONLY.
*No launch at Kentland in January*

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Bob Schoner <bob.schoner at gmail.com> wrote:

> *New River Valley Rocketry (NRVR) informational and membership meeting.*
>>
>>    Tuesday January 29 from 6pm-9pm, hosted by VT Aerospace Student
>> Rocketry group.
>>
>>    Location: 1901 Innovation Dr., Suite 1000,
>>
>>    Blacksburg, VA 24061Map:http://goo.gl/maps/xcngx* *(in the CRC next
>> to the VT airport)
>>
>>    Time: 6pm~9pm
>>
> NRVR (http://nrvr.org/), now officially Tripoli Prefecture #143, is
>> seeking out new members from the surrounding NRV community who are
>> interested the exciting hobby of rocketry. This is your opportunity to join
>> and become a "founding member"! New NRV Rocketry members will get a cool
>> personalized NRVR membership card, a personal your.name at nrvr.orgforwarding email address, valuable rocketry vendor discounts and more!
>> Annual membership dues are $15 for individuals and $20 for family.
>>
>>  This will be an informal and fun meeting open to all students and
>> interested members of the public. The goal of NRVR is to bring together New
>> River Valley locals and students interested in any and all aspects of hobby
>> model and high power rocketry -- in order to educate, inform and build the
>> first official rocketry group in the NRV area. This first NRV Rocketry/VT
>> meeting will include:
>>
>>             - Cool and REALLY Cool high power rocketry flight videos
>> from around the country
>>
>>             - Informal meet and greet time with pizza (during a rocketry
>> slide show)
>>
>>             - Brief overview of the current state of hobby rocketry
>> regarding:
>>
>>              - Model vs. high power
>>
>>             - Safety codes, insurance and regulations,
>>
>>              - Overview of model/high power rocket technologies,
>> hardware, electronics
>>
>>              - Vote of NRV Rocketry officers by club members
>>
>>             - Launch details on upcoming February and April launches
>>
>>             - Free "door prize" raffle for "valuable rocketry prizes"
>>
>>  This meeting is open to the public and we welcome anyone interested in
>> learning more about hobby rocketry whether you've ever flown a rocket or if
>> you are a veteran commander of the space shuttle.
>>
>> NRV Rocketry is a nonprofit rocketry club based in Blacksburg Virginia
>> and a prefecture of the Tripoli Rocketry Association (www.tripoli.org).  The
>> NRVR club is comprised of officers and members from around the NRV
>> including seasoned veterans, BARs, new folks brimming with enthusiasm, and
>> everyone in between. NRV Rocketry is dedicated to promoting hobby rocketry
>> in a safe, supportive and S.T.E.M.-ulating way.
>>
>> NRV Rocketry would especially like to thank Dr. Kevin Shinpaugh, faculty
>> advisor to VT Rocketry and Gus Hubner, student rocketry ambassador at VT,
>> for their time, support and invitation for us to join them in their fine
>> facilities for this meeting.
>>
>> VT Rocketry (Virginia Tech USLI team page): http://vtrocketry.aoe.vt.edu/
>>
>> NRV Rocketry: http://nrvr.org/
>>
>> For more information please contact  officers at nrvr.org
>>
>> Keep the pointy end up and the fiery end down and hope to see you at the
>> meeting!
>>
>> Bob Schoner - TRA #143 Prefect
>>
>> Kevin Shinpaugh
>>
>>  Tom Weeks
>>
>>  Monte Elkins
>>
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